1940 Presidential Election Results for California

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County	Turnout	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)		Wendell Willkie (R)		Other		TOTAL
Alameda	73%	148,224	55.2%	116,961	43.6%	3,311	1.2%	268,496
Alpine	84%	62	33.0%	125	66.5%	1	0.5%	188
Amador	63%	2,762	66.1%	1,372	32.9%	42	1.0%	4,176
Butte	59%	10,684	58.2%	7,433	40.5%	255	1.4%	18,372
Calaveras	69%	2,405	58.9%	1,649	40.4%	29	0.7%	4,083
Colusa	68%	2,655	59.5%	1,774	39.7%	35	0.8%	4,464
Contra Costa	72%	30,900	61.8%	18,627	37.2%	513	1.0%	50,040
Del Norte	71%	1,034	44.9%	1,233	53.6%	35	1.5%	2,302
El Dorado	66%	4,144	66.4%	2,019	32.4%	74	1.2%	6,237
Fresno	59%	48,866	69.1%	21,079	29.8%	805	1.1%	70,750
Glenn	69%	3,095	55.0%	2,473	43.9%	63	1.1%	5,631
Humboldt	67%	12,329	56.0%	9,470	43.0%	225	1.0%	22,024
Imperial	40%	7,728	52.5%	6,854	46.6%	130	0.9%	14,712
Inyo	62%	1,820	54.7%	1,483	44.5%	27	0.8%	3,330
Kern	59%	32,202	61.8%	19,445	37.3%	479	0.9%	52,126
Kings	55%	8,307	67.4%	3,911	31.7%	102	0.8%	12,320
Lake	69%	1,897	45.7%	2,215	53.4%	39	0.9%	4,151
Lassen	63%	4,367	69.2%	1,902	30.1%	44	0.7%	6,313
Los Angeles	73%	822,718	58.1%	574,266	40.6%	18,285	1.3%	1,415,269
Madera	56%	5,749	67.6%	2,653	31.2%	101	1.2%	8,503
Marin	58%	11,365	50.2%	10,974	48.5%	301	1.3%	22,640
Mariposa	74%	1,935	64.4%	1,035	34.5%	33	1.1%	3,003
Mendocino	66%	7,055	56.1%	5,345	42.5%	169	1.3%	12,569
Merced	56%	10,501	62.6%	6,101	36.4%	182	1.1%	16,784
Modoc	61%	2,232	61.5%	1,371	37.8%	27	0.7%	3,630
Mono	60%	523	52.6%	459	46.1%	13	1.3%	995
Monterey	54%	14,758	55.0%	11,810	44.0%	265	1.0%	26,833
Napa	63%	6,771	52.7%	5,924	46.1%	158	1.2%	12,853
Nevada	64%	5,782	66.0%	2,863	32.7%	114	1.3%	8,759
Orange	72%	28,236	43.4%	36,070	55.5%	691	1.1%	64,997
Placer	64%	8,402	67.6%	3,887	31.3%	147	1.2%	12,436
Plumas	59%	3,418	72.1%	1,270	26.8%	52	1.1%	4,740
Riverside	58%	20,003	47.2%	21,779	51.4%	598	1.4%	42,380
Sacramento	63%	51,351	68.1%	23,201	30.8%	864	1.1%	75,416
San Benito	67%	2,441	50.0%	2,407	49.3%	35	0.7%	4,883
San Bernardino	64%	37,520	54.5%	30,511	44.3%	847	1.2%	68,878
San Diego	62%	71,188	55.6%	55,434	43.3%	1,488	1.2%	128,110
San Francisco	62%	185,607	59.5%	122,449	39.3%	3,822	1.2%	311,878
San Joaquin	56%	26,536	52.5%	23,403	46.3%	559	1.1%	50,498
San Luis Obispo	64%	8,499	53.4%	7,204	45.3%	217	1.4%	15,920
San Mateo	70%	29,831	52.4%	26,539	46.6%	581	1.0%	56,951
Santa Barbara	62%	17,237	54.4%	14,107	44.5%	334	1.1%	31,678
Santa Clara	67%	40,449	49.6%	40,100	49.2%	947	1.2%	81,496
Santa Cruz	69%	10,683	47.5%	11,453	50.9%	350	1.6%	22,486
Shasta	65%	8,662	68.0%	3,909	30.7%	162	1.3%	12,733
Sierra	72%	1,057	67.0%	511	32.4%	10	0.6%	1,578
Siskiyou	62%	7,714	63.2%	4,387	35.9%	111	0.9%	12,212
Solano	66%	15,054	70.6%	6,081	28.5%	193	0.9%	21,328
Sonoma	67%	15,230	47.0%	16,819	51.9%	330	1.0%	32,379
Stanislaus	63%	16,494	52.0%	14,803	46.6%	449	1.4%	31,746
Sutter	58%	4,195	57.1%	3,089	42.1%	61	0.8%	7,345
Tehama	67%	3,618	54.6%	2,913	43.9%	97	1.5%	6,628
Trinity	83%	1,431	63.8%	780	34.8%	31	1.4%	2,242
Tulare	52%	20,129	56.0%	15,414	42.9%	428	1.2%	35,971
Tuolumne	72%	3,541	63.0%	2,004	35.6%	79	1.4%	5,624
Ventura	58%	15,182	57.0%	11,225	42.1%	227	0.9%	26,634
Yolo	55%	6,380	58.8%	4,373	40.3%	101	0.9%	10,854
Yuba	64%	4,660	64.6%	2,471	34.2%	86	1.2%	7,217
TOTAL	67%	1,877,618	57.4%	1,351,419	41.3%	39,754	1.2%	3,268,791

1940 President, Alameda County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	148,224	55.2%
Wendell Willkie (R)	116,961	43.6%
Other	3,311	1.2%
TOTAL	268,496
Turnout: 73% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): -1

1940 President, Alpine County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	62	33.0%
Wendell Willkie (R)	125	66.5%
Other	1	0.5%
TOTAL	188
Turnout: 84% Diff (St): 25 Diff (US): 22

1940 President, Amador County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	2,762	66.1%
Wendell Willkie (R)	1,372	32.9%
Other	42	1.0%
TOTAL	4,176
Turnout: 63% Diff (St): -8 Diff (US): -12

1940 President, Butte County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	10,684	58.2%
Wendell Willkie (R)	7,433	40.5%
Other	255	1.4%
TOTAL	18,372
Turnout: 59% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): -4

1940 President, Calaveras County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	2,405	58.9%
Wendell Willkie (R)	1,649	40.4%
Other	29	0.7%
TOTAL	4,083
Turnout: 69% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): -4

1940 President, Colusa County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	2,655	59.5%
Wendell Willkie (R)	1,774	39.7%
Other	35	0.8%
TOTAL	4,464
Turnout: 68% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): -5

1940 President, Contra Costa County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	30,900	61.8%
Wendell Willkie (R)	18,627	37.2%
Other	513	1.0%
TOTAL	50,040
Turnout: 72% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): -8

1940 President, Del Norte County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	1,034	44.9%
Wendell Willkie (R)	1,233	53.6%
Other	35	1.5%
TOTAL	2,302
Turnout: 71% Diff (St): 12 Diff (US): 9

1940 President, El Dorado County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	4,144	66.4%
Wendell Willkie (R)	2,019	32.4%
Other	74	1.2%
TOTAL	6,237
Turnout: 66% Diff (St): -9 Diff (US): -12

1940 President, Fresno County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	48,866	69.1%
Wendell Willkie (R)	21,079	29.8%
Other	805	1.1%
TOTAL	70,750
Turnout: 59% Diff (St): -12 Diff (US): -15

1940 President, Glenn County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	3,095	55.0%
Wendell Willkie (R)	2,473	43.9%
Other	63	1.1%
TOTAL	5,631
Turnout: 69% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): -1

1940 President, Humboldt County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	12,329	56.0%
Wendell Willkie (R)	9,470	43.0%
Other	225	1.0%
TOTAL	22,024
Turnout: 67% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): -2

1940 President, Imperial County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	7,728	52.5%
Wendell Willkie (R)	6,854	46.6%
Other	130	0.9%
TOTAL	14,712
Turnout: 40% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 2

1940 President, Inyo County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	1,820	54.7%
Wendell Willkie (R)	1,483	44.5%
Other	27	0.8%
TOTAL	3,330
Turnout: 62% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 0

1940 President, Kern County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	32,202	61.8%
Wendell Willkie (R)	19,445	37.3%
Other	479	0.9%
TOTAL	52,126
Turnout: 59% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): -7

1940 President, Kings County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	8,307	67.4%
Wendell Willkie (R)	3,911	31.7%
Other	102	0.8%
TOTAL	12,320
Turnout: 55% Diff (St): -10 Diff (US): -13

1940 President, Lake County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	1,897	45.7%
Wendell Willkie (R)	2,215	53.4%
Other	39	0.9%
TOTAL	4,151
Turnout: 69% Diff (St): 12 Diff (US): 9

1940 President, Lassen County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	4,367	69.2%
Wendell Willkie (R)	1,902	30.1%
Other	44	0.7%
TOTAL	6,313
Turnout: 63% Diff (St): -11 Diff (US): -15

1940 President, Los Angeles County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	822,718	58.1%
Wendell Willkie (R)	574,266	40.6%
Other	18,285	1.3%
TOTAL	1,415,269
Turnout: 73% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): -4

1940 President, Madera County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	5,749	67.6%
Wendell Willkie (R)	2,653	31.2%
Other	101	1.2%
TOTAL	8,503
Turnout: 56% Diff (St): -10 Diff (US): -14

1940 President, Marin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	11,365	50.2%
Wendell Willkie (R)	10,974	48.5%
Other	301	1.3%
TOTAL	22,640
Turnout: 58% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 4

1940 President, Mariposa County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	1,935	64.4%
Wendell Willkie (R)	1,035	34.5%
Other	33	1.1%
TOTAL	3,003
Turnout: 74% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): -10

1940 President, Mendocino County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	7,055	56.1%
Wendell Willkie (R)	5,345	42.5%
Other	169	1.3%
TOTAL	12,569
Turnout: 66% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): -2

1940 President, Merced County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	10,501	62.6%
Wendell Willkie (R)	6,101	36.4%
Other	182	1.1%
TOTAL	16,784
Turnout: 56% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): -8

1940 President, Modoc County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	2,232	61.5%
Wendell Willkie (R)	1,371	37.8%
Other	27	0.7%
TOTAL	3,630
Turnout: 61% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): -7

1940 President, Mono County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	523	52.6%
Wendell Willkie (R)	459	46.1%
Other	13	1.3%
TOTAL	995
Turnout: 60% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 1

1940 President, Monterey County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	14,758	55.0%
Wendell Willkie (R)	11,810	44.0%
Other	265	1.0%
TOTAL	26,833
Turnout: 54% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): -1

1940 President, Napa County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	6,771	52.7%
Wendell Willkie (R)	5,924	46.1%
Other	158	1.2%
TOTAL	12,853
Turnout: 63% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 1

1940 President, Nevada County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	5,782	66.0%
Wendell Willkie (R)	2,863	32.7%
Other	114	1.3%
TOTAL	8,759
Turnout: 64% Diff (St): -9 Diff (US): -12

1940 President, Orange County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	28,236	43.4%
Wendell Willkie (R)	36,070	55.5%
Other	691	1.1%
TOTAL	64,997
Turnout: 72% Diff (St): 14 Diff (US): 11

1940 President, Placer County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	8,402	67.6%
Wendell Willkie (R)	3,887	31.3%
Other	147	1.2%
TOTAL	12,436
Turnout: 64% Diff (St): -10 Diff (US): -14

1940 President, Plumas County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	3,418	72.1%
Wendell Willkie (R)	1,270	26.8%
Other	52	1.1%
TOTAL	4,740
Turnout: 59% Diff (St): -15 Diff (US): -18

1940 President, Riverside County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	20,003	47.2%
Wendell Willkie (R)	21,779	51.4%
Other	598	1.4%
TOTAL	42,380
Turnout: 58% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 7

1940 President, Sacramento County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	51,351	68.1%
Wendell Willkie (R)	23,201	30.8%
Other	864	1.1%
TOTAL	75,416
Turnout: 63% Diff (St): -11 Diff (US): -14

1940 President, San Benito County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	2,441	50.0%
Wendell Willkie (R)	2,407	49.3%
Other	35	0.7%
TOTAL	4,883
Turnout: 67% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 4

1940 President, San Bernardino County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	37,520	54.5%
Wendell Willkie (R)	30,511	44.3%
Other	847	1.2%
TOTAL	68,878
Turnout: 64% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): -1

1940 President, San Diego County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	71,188	55.6%
Wendell Willkie (R)	55,434	43.3%
Other	1,488	1.2%
TOTAL	128,110
Turnout: 62% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): -2

1940 President, San Francisco County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	185,607	59.5%
Wendell Willkie (R)	122,449	39.3%
Other	3,822	1.2%
TOTAL	311,878
Turnout: 62% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): -6

1940 President, San Joaquin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	26,536	52.5%
Wendell Willkie (R)	23,403	46.3%
Other	559	1.1%
TOTAL	50,498
Turnout: 56% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 2

1940 President, San Luis Obispo County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	8,499	53.4%
Wendell Willkie (R)	7,204	45.3%
Other	217	1.4%
TOTAL	15,920
Turnout: 64% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 0

1940 President, San Mateo County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	29,831	52.4%
Wendell Willkie (R)	26,539	46.6%
Other	581	1.0%
TOTAL	56,951
Turnout: 70% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 2

1940 President, Santa Barbara County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	17,237	54.4%
Wendell Willkie (R)	14,107	44.5%
Other	334	1.1%
TOTAL	31,678
Turnout: 62% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 0

1940 President, Santa Clara County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	40,449	49.6%
Wendell Willkie (R)	40,100	49.2%
Other	947	1.2%
TOTAL	81,496
Turnout: 67% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 4

1940 President, Santa Cruz County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	10,683	47.5%
Wendell Willkie (R)	11,453	50.9%
Other	350	1.6%
TOTAL	22,486
Turnout: 69% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 6

1940 President, Shasta County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	8,662	68.0%
Wendell Willkie (R)	3,909	30.7%
Other	162	1.3%
TOTAL	12,733
Turnout: 65% Diff (St): -11 Diff (US): -14

1940 President, Sierra County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	1,057	67.0%
Wendell Willkie (R)	511	32.4%
Other	10	0.6%
TOTAL	1,578
Turnout: 72% Diff (St): -9 Diff (US): -12

1940 President, Siskiyou County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	7,714	63.2%
Wendell Willkie (R)	4,387	35.9%
Other	111	0.9%
TOTAL	12,212
Turnout: 62% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): -9

1940 President, Solano County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	15,054	70.6%
Wendell Willkie (R)	6,081	28.5%
Other	193	0.9%
TOTAL	21,328
Turnout: 66% Diff (St): -13 Diff (US): -16

1940 President, Sonoma County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	15,230	47.0%
Wendell Willkie (R)	16,819	51.9%
Other	330	1.0%
TOTAL	32,379
Turnout: 67% Diff (St): 11 Diff (US): 7

1940 President, Stanislaus County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	16,494	52.0%
Wendell Willkie (R)	14,803	46.6%
Other	449	1.4%
TOTAL	31,746
Turnout: 63% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 2

1940 President, Sutter County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	4,195	57.1%
Wendell Willkie (R)	3,089	42.1%
Other	61	0.8%
TOTAL	7,345
Turnout: 58% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): -3

1940 President, Tehama County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	3,618	54.6%
Wendell Willkie (R)	2,913	43.9%
Other	97	1.5%
TOTAL	6,628
Turnout: 67% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): -1

1940 President, Trinity County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	1,431	63.8%
Wendell Willkie (R)	780	34.8%
Other	31	1.4%
TOTAL	2,242
Turnout: 83% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): -10

1940 President, Tulare County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	20,129	56.0%
Wendell Willkie (R)	15,414	42.9%
Other	428	1.2%
TOTAL	35,971
Turnout: 52% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): -2

1940 President, Tuolumne County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	3,541	63.0%
Wendell Willkie (R)	2,004	35.6%
Other	79	1.4%
TOTAL	5,624
Turnout: 72% Diff (St): -6 Diff (US): -9

1940 President, Ventura County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	15,182	57.0%
Wendell Willkie (R)	11,225	42.1%
Other	227	0.9%
TOTAL	26,634
Turnout: 58% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): -3

1940 President, Yolo County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	6,380	58.8%
Wendell Willkie (R)	4,373	40.3%
Other	101	0.9%
TOTAL	10,854
Turnout: 55% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): -5

1940 President, Yuba County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	4,660	64.6%
Wendell Willkie (R)	2,471	34.2%
Other	86	1.2%
TOTAL	7,217
Turnout: 64% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): -11

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